How to permanently disable Google Assistant on Xiaomi Mi9: 5 working ways

Google’s Xiaomi Mi9 assistant may be useful for voice control, but not everyone needs its constant prompts, notifications about “useful” features or random activation through the Home button. Especially annoying when it starts with a long key retention or begins to “help” at the most unexpected moments – for example, during games or watching videos. Fortunately, you can turn it off completely or partially, depending on your needs.

In this article, we will look at all possible methods, from standard MIUI settings to hidden commands via ADB, which work even on limited firmware. It is important to understand that some methods require technical training, while others can affect system stability, and we will also analyze which functions will stop working after the assistant is deactivated and how to replace them with alternative solutions.

If you want to just remove unnecessary notifications, you just need to turn off some permissions. If the goal is to completely remove Google services from your device, you need to do more in-depth intervention. In any case, follow the instructions carefully to avoid Mi9 crashes.

1. Disconnection through standard MIUI settings

The easiest way is to use the built-in MIUI tools. It won’t remove the Google Assistant completely, but will block its basic features: voice input, notifications, and activation through the Home button.

To start, open the Google app (the G icon on the color background). If it's not on the home screen, search the system (Settings → Search). Next, go to More → Settings → Google Voice Search and do the following:

• 🔇 Turn off “OK Google” – this blocks voice activation even from an unlocked screen.
• 📱 Remove the “Listen to Google at any time” box – the assistant will not respond to voice commands in the background.
• 🔑 Turn off Personalization – this will stop collecting your preferences for recommendations.
• 🚫 Deactivate “Notifications from the Assistant” in the Settings section → Notifications.

After this manipulation, the Google Assistant will no longer interfere with everyday use, but its system processes will remain active.To completely remove it from the long-click menu on Home, go to Settings → Apps → App Management → All apps, search for Google and unsubscribe the permission to “Map on top of other apps.”

⚠️ Note: On some versions MIUI (especially global) after disabling voice search, the "Voice Dial" function in the Gboard keyboard may disappear. If you need it, use alternative methods from the following sections.

2. Google Assistant Removal via Home button settings

On the Xiaomi Mi9, the Home button is by default tied to the launch of the Google Assistant with a long press. This can be changed by reassigning the action to another function or disabling it altogether.

Go to:

Settings → Additional → Home button

Here you will see three options for action:

1. Single tap (usually returns to the main screen).

2. Double press (opens the latest applications by default).

3. Long press - here is the setting of the Assistant.

Select the "Long Press" option and set one of the alternative actions:

• 🔄 "The latest apps – a classic option for quick switching.
• 🔍 "Google Search is a text search without a voice assistant.
• 🚫 "No action – completely disables the reaction to a long press.
• 📱 "Launching an app" - you can link any installed software (for example, Google Lens or Shazam).

If your version of MIUI doesn't have "No Action," select any other action, and then go back to the button settings and reset them to factory settings, sometimes helping to remove the attachment to the Assistant.

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If the Home button has become unstable after changes (for example, double pressing works as long), try calibrating it in the Settings → System → Gestures menu (if available).

3. Complete disabling via ADB (for power users)

If standard methods don’t work, you can use the Android Debugging Bridge (ADB), which is suitable for users who are ready to work with the command line, and allows you to completely deactivate the Google Assistant at the system level, including background processes, but requires a connection to a computer.

Be prepared first:

1. Install. ADB-pc-tool.

2. Enable USB Debugging on the Mi9:

Settings → About Phone → MIUI version (click 7 times until the message “You became a developer” appears)


Settings → Additional → For developers → Debugging by USB (enable)

3. Connect the phone to the computer and confirm the trust in the device.

Now open the command prompt (or Terminal on macOS/Linux) and execute in order:

adb shell


pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox




pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.googleassistant

These commands will only delete the Google Assistant for the current user, without affecting system files. The app will disappear from the menu, stop sending notifications and consume resources. To return it back, you just need to reinstall Google from the Play Market.

⚠️ Note: Some Xiaomi firmware (especially Chinese ones) may miss the search bar on the home screen after completing these commands. To return it, install Google Widget manually from the app store.

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4.Using MIUI Hidden Settings (Hidden Settings)

MIUI firmware has hidden menus that allow you to disable system components without ADB. One of them is MIUI Hidden Settings, accessible through secret codes or third-party applications.

Method 1: Through the Engineering Menu

1. Open the phone app.

Enter the code:

##4636##

3. Go to the “Phone Information” section and find the “Disable Google Components” option (if any).

You can deactivate Google App and Google Play Services, but this will cause many features, including the Play Market, to fail.

Method 2: Activity Launcher App

1. Install Activity Launcher from Play Market.

2. Open it and find it in the list of "MIUI Settings" or "Hidden Settings".

3. Inside, find the "Default Apps" section and reset the settings for Voice Assistant.

These methods are less reliable than ADB, as Xiaomi regularly updates the structure of hidden menus. If the desired item is missing, try another method.

5. Alternatives to Google Assistant on Xiaomi Mi9

If you’ve disabled Google Assistant but want to keep voice control or quick search functionality functional, consider alternatives:

• 🤖 XiaoAI (XiaoAI built-in assistant) – works without Google, supports Chinese and English, activated by a long press on the Home button (if reassigned).
• 🔍 Bing or DuckDuckGo – Search engines with voice input, but without deep integration into the system.

For users who care about privacy, DuckDuckGo with data collection disabled is a good option. If you want a complete replacement for Google Assistant, try Amazon Alexa (there is an Android version), but it requires a separate setup through your Amazon account.

Note that XiaoAI on MIUI global firmware may not work at all or may not work at all, leaving only third-party software.

6 Possible problems after disconnection and how to solve them

Even after successfully disabling the Google Assistant, you may experience side effects, and here are the most common ones and ways to address them:

• 🔄 Voice dialing in the Gboard keyboard does not work → Install an alternative keyboard (like SwiftKey) or enable voice input via Settings → System system → Language and input → Voice input.
• 🔍 The search bar on the main screen has disappeared → Add the Google Search widget manually or use it MIUI Search (built-in search by system).
• 📱 Apps from the Play Market have stopped updating → This means you have removed Google Play Services. return them via ADB command: adb shell cmd package install-existing com.google.android.gms

If after manipulating ADB, the phone began to work unstable (for example, system applications fly out), reset the settings to factory. Pre-backup the data through Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset.

⚠️ Note: On devices with bootloader unlocked and custom firmware (e.g. LineageOS), disabling Google services may result in a loss of SafetyNet functionality, which means that some applications (e.g. banking) will fail to work. Check SafetyNet status through SafetyNet Test.

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Before drastic changes (ADB, reset), always check the MIUI version and the firmware region. Chinese versions (MIUI China) may require other commands and have restrictions on disabling Google services.

7 How to Get a Google Assistant Back If Something Goes Wrong

If you realize that some features were useful after you disable, you can return the Google Assistant in several ways:

Method 1: Reinstallation through Play Market

1. Open Google Play and find the Google app.

2.Click "Install" (or "Update" if it is already installed).

3. After installation, restart the phone.

Method 2: Recovery through ADB

If you removed the Assistant with pm uninstall, return it as follows:

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

Method 3: Resetting settings

If nothing helps, reset to factory settings:

1. Go to Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset → Reset settings.

2. Select "Erase all data" and confirm the action.

3. After restarting, reset the phone – Google Assistant will be activated by default.

If you use custom firmware, you may need to flash the original MIUI via Fastboot or Recovery.

FAQ: Frequent questions about disabling Google Assistant on Mi9